Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1927, Page 18

SOCIETY. SOCIETY Chief Executive and Mrs. Coolidge Feted at Second of the Cabinet Dinners Last Evening. honor the Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg entertained at dinner last evening in their home on Nineteenth street. Others in the company were Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachu- setts; the United States Ambassador to France, Mr. Myron T. Herrick, and his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs., Parmely Herrick of Cleveland; Mr, and Mrs. Irvin Bacheller and Mr. Harold Elliott of New York City: Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Baird and Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt of Buffalo: Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Randolph Williams of Richmond, and Mr. and Mrs. Freder- ick Weyerhaeuser of St. Paul HE President and Mrs. Coolidge were the guests In whose The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover were the guests in whose honor Miss Grace Burton entertained Jast evening at dinner in the presi- dential suite of the Willard, on the oc- casion of the birthday anniversary of her uncle, Representative Theodore E. Burton. Others in the company were Senator Reed Smoot, Senator Arthur Capper, Senator and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf, Senator and Mrs. William J. Harris, Senator and Mrs. Charles S. Deneen. Representative and Mrs. James M. Beck, Representa- tive Stephen G. Porter. Representa- tive Charles Eaton. the Assistant Sec- retary of State, Mr. Nelson T. John- son; the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. William R. Castle, Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Judge and M Parker, former Gov. and Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mr. and Mrs. Copley Amory, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford K. Berryman, Mr, H Ellis, Mr. and M Mr, and Mrs. Joi and Mrs. James Parmelee. Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, the Misses Sedgley. Miss Maury and Dr. David Jayme Hill Dinner at_Japanese Embassy This Evening. The Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Matsudaira will entertain at dinner this evening when their guest: will include the Ambassador of France and Mme, Claudel and the Ambas- sador of Belgium and Princess de Ligne. The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara were the honor guests at dinner last evening of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norment. The other guests were the Minister of Switzer- Jand and Mme. Peter, Senora de Olava, wife of the Minister of Colombia Representative and Mrs, Fred A. Brit. | ten, the counselor of the Norwegian legation and Mme. Lundh, the coun- selor of the Hungarian legation and Mme. Pelenyi, Miss Thorpe, the naval attache of the British embassy, Capt. the Hon. A. Stopferd, and Col. Blan- ton Winship. The Minister of Greece and Mme. Simepoylos entertained at dinner last evening in_honor of the Ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard. Others in the company were the Ambassador of Italy and Nobil Denna Antoinette de Martino, ~Mr. Justice and Mrs, Harlan Fiske Stone, Senator and Mrs. Peter Geolet Gerry, Representative and Mrs. Richard §. Aidrich, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin B, Laugh- Hin, Maj, and Mrs. Gist Blair, Mrs. Henry C. Corbin and Mr. Harold Shaw of the State Department The Minister of Persia, Mirza Davoud Kahn Meftah, has gone to New York to be present at the open- ing of the exhibit of Persian art under the direction of Mme. Sara Khanoum, He will return here with- in a day or two. Mrs. Edward T, Sanford was the guest in w e honor Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, wife of the Assistant Sec- retary of State entertained a com- pany of 12 at luncheon today. Mrs. Carr will be hostess at luncheon January 5. Representative and Mrs. James M. Beck will be joined by their son, Mr. James Montgomery Beck, jr., who will arrive Friday from New York to spend Christmas with his plrentl,; Henry L. Bowles Representative is veturning today of Massachusetts to his home in Springfield, where he pass Christmas with Mrs, They will open their apart- the Mayflower early in The Solicitor General and Mrs. Wil- | Jiam De Witt Mitchell have with them for the holiday season their sons, Mr. Willlam Mitchell of the Harvard Law School and Mr. Bancroft Mitchell of Princeton, '28. Gen. John J. Pershing and his son, Mr. F. Warren Pershing, left last evening to join Gen. Pershing's Miss Pershing, at Lincoln, where they will have a Christmas fam- | |ily reunion. | Maj. Gen. and Mr |left Washington last night for the {former's new command of the | Division, United States Arm | headquarters at Fort S8am | Tex. Mrs. Donaldson will stop | Fort Benning, Ga., to Visit their son- indaw and daughter, Maj. and Mrs. C. B. Rucker. Maj. Gen. Donaldson was accom panied on his departure trom the Cap- ftal by his aide, Lieut, Andrew J Schriver. Col. and Mrs. William A. McCain gave a dance last evening for their daughter, Miss Elizabeth McCain, in | compliment to Miss Theodoria Cata. |lani and Miss Caroline Wilcox. The guests included debutantes of this sea- son and members of the wedding party of Miss Ellen Wise Crenshaw and Mr. T. Q. Donaldson will take place tomorrow. M. Ahmed, the recently appointed - {attache of the Turkish embassy, has | arrived in Washington, and has taken an apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Hilda Monica Ripley, daughter | of the Rev. and Mrs. R. J. Ripley of | Seat Pleasant, Md., and Mr. Hunter | seaborn Bell of Atlanta, Ga., son of | Mrs. R. G. Bell and the late Mr. Bell of Dawson, Ga., are being married this | afternoon. The ceremony is being per- | tormed at 3 o'clock in Addison Chapel, at Seat Pleasant, the bride's father, the Rev. Dr, Ripley, who is rector of Addison parish, officiating. The chapel | has a pretty arrangement of eV greens and white chrysanthgmums, | |and the short program of musle pre- ceding the ceremony is being played | by the organist of the chapel. | The bride is being given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Robert Ripley, and | her costume is of white satin and Honiton lace. Her veil has been worn at weddings in her family for more than 100 vears, and she is carrying a | bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley, Miss Margery Ripley is maid of honor for her sister and wears pale green geogette crepe, a green velvet hat, trimmed with silver ribbon, and carries pink roses, The bridesmaids are Miss Liela Lynch and Miss Fran- ces Boykin, who have similar coa- tumes, the former in pink and the lat- ter in orchid, Miss Lynch carrying | pink roses and blue delphinium, and | Miss Boykin carrying yellow roses. Little Miss B, Savage and little Miss | E. Crew are flower girls, wearing | dainty frocks of georgette, one in pink |and the other in blue, and they are | carrying baskets filled with roses, and | each wears a Dutch hat of lace. | Mr. John Ottey of Atlanta is best man and the ushers include Mr. Charles Berry and Mr. Noel Ripley of Maryland. A reception will follow in the rec- tory at Seat Pleasant, Md., when Mrs. Ripley, mother of the bride, will re- | ceive with the wedding party. Her gown is of blue georgette crepe. Later Mr, Bell and his bride will start on a wedding trip, the latter traveling in tan georgette crepe trim- velvet and a brown coat will make SALE of Drapery Fabrics Entire_Stock at Reductions of o to Buy Now for Xmas Cnet’ WM R, | Wholesle and Retoi 1ai P F S ain Be11 Tie LOUVRE 1115 1117 F STREET W here there’s a doubt give Silk Underwear or Silk —and ¥ it is from the Lot and strictly perfeet in ev Hosiery uvre it'll be all pure silk— ery thread. The assortment of sizes and colors is still ex- eellent. Silk Underwear Correctly fashioned, carefully made—plain tai- lored or effectively trimmed. Special Dance sets. teddies, step-ins, bloomers, vests—effectively lace tri ly tailord Vests, beginning Teddi beginning Step-ins, beginning Bloomers, beginning Teddy with 82 95 mmed or smart- $4.50 Costume Slips, heginning $3.95 Dance Sets, i $2.95 beginping at $5.75 Brassiere Top, beginning at $4.50 Silk Hosiery Two very special values for Christmas giving. All ed colors in cither sheer service weight Finer grade, in all wanted colors. .. .. ure silk, from top to toe, and every thread perfect, Choice of the want- $1.95 chiffon or sheer $2.95 John Monteith Gates, whose marriage | ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., AIDING BENEFIT BALL MRS. ARCHIBALD H. DAVIS, WEDNESDAY. slightly draped lines, with a rhine stone ornament at one side. Mrs. Harter will entertain at lunch- eon tomorrow at the Cosmos Club for Il:‘r' daughter and the assisting young les. Mr. and Mrs, Harold Walker will entertain at a large dance this e ning in their home, on Sixteen street, for their debutants daughter, n Walker. They will be hosts to a company of 60 at dinner preceding the danc daughters, Miss Mildred Tytus and Miss Victoria Tytus, entertained at luncheon today in compliment 16 Miss Ellen Wise Crenshaw, rlage to Mr. John Monteith Gates will take place tomorrow afterncon. The guests included the members of Miss Crenshaw's bridal party. Misa Surette Dewey will entertain in honor of Miss Cremshaw and her fiance this afternoon, and this evening Miss Helen Robinson will give a din- ner in honor of Miss Crenshaw and Mr. Gates. Mrs. George T, Marye and her son- inlaw and daughter, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs, Willlam D. Thomas, will ar- rive in New York on the Leviathan end will ceme to Washington tomor- row morning. Mrs. Ralph Talbot, wife of Maj. Talbot, United States Army, will en- tertain at tea for Miss Sarah Major this afternoon in the palm:court of the Mayflower, when her guests will he the Misses Abadie, Miss Elizabeth MeCain, Miss Marion Grimes,, Miss Margaret Bates, Miss Dorothy Kuriz, Miss Mimi Anderson and Miss Dixie Kieffer. Mras, Talbot will be assisted by Mrs. S8amuel C. Major, mother of the guest of honor, and Mrs. J. O. | Preston of Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hertle of Guns- Christmas Gift Suggestions For the Home DECEMBER Mrs. Tytus McLennan and her | 1927. SOCIETY. 21, | You Can’ Buy More Shoe Value At This Price! / fi' “The American Girl” Shoes are all that the name implies. Made for the typi- cal American woman, who demands style plus service in her footwear—at an economical price! Always a popular favorite at its price in our store. The latest styles in “The Ameri- can Girl” comprise strap pumps and oxfords in brown and black kid and patent leather. Sizes 3 to 9. Widths A4 to EE. Berberichd | Mrs. Assistant treasurer of the Board of Managers of the Children’s Country Home, for which a benefit ball is being given at the Mayflower December 26. | | their home in Atlanta, where Mr. Bell Goodwin, wife of the Assistant Secre: | is city editor of the Atlanta Journal |tary of Interior; Mrs, W. C. Ruediger, | The bride is a granddaughter of the [ ] late Rev. F. W, Ripley, senior scholar |Wife of Dean Ruediger; Mrs. Harry | of Magdalen College, Cambridge, and | R. Fulton, Mrs. George C. Kruitzer, Mrs, Ripley of Ravenscourt, Twicken- | Mrs, John W. Roberts, Mra. Don E.| am, London, England. The bride: [y oo 0o W 0w, Duvel. | groom is a graduate of Emory Col- | | lege in Georgia. In the group of girls assisting the | Anumlmv(uu]l‘-nr—mun guests \A';:Ir‘dhhulunle are her Alpha Delta Pi| of Dawson, Ga., mother |gorority si e e oo, e Teaner | Sorority sisters, Mias Barbara Miller, and Mr. J. Dombrowsky. Miss Margaret Virginia Rees, M| | Beatrice Workman, Miss Margaret | Maize, Miss Martha Steele, Miss Helen Kerr and Miss Eleanor Spielman. Debut at Tea This Afternoon. The debutante will stand before a Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Lee Harter screen of ferns and flowers, She will | will entertain at tea this afternoon |wear a frock of malachite green taf. | trom 4 to 7 o'clock in their home, at | feta with a fitted bodice, and bout- 1880 Monroe street, when they will|fant skirt, edged with cream Chan- present their daughter, Miss Helan‘uny lace and trimmed with pastel Serillda_Harter, shaded rosebuds. She will carry an Mrs. Harter will be assisted by Mrs. |arm bouquet of pink roses. Mra. J. H. Morehead, wife of Representa-'Harter will be in a gown of black tive Morehead; Y M. lace over coral satin, designed along HNBENRNTNE Silk Hosiery ---THE IDEAL GIFT Every woman likes silk hosiery. We offer a selection of the finest quality silk hose at wmost modest prices. All selections neatly boxed. 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Size 72x84 inches. $7.50 each, Bridge Sets, $7 Hand-embroidered linen— a soft, creamy tone, e quisitely hand-embroide Cloth and four napkins. Wool-Filled Comforts, $10 Solid colors of rose and blue, Covered with mull Warm, and very low priced. Pillowcases, $5 Pair Fanecy, alllinen, hem- stitched cases, with blue, gold and green borders. Linen Shop—First Floor 9:15 t0 6 Governor Winthrop Desk, *89 All exposed parts of this slendid desk (sketched at right) are of genuine mahogany; the drop lid and drawer fronts veneered; fin- ished in antique red. Brass fittings through- Equipped with automatic lid supports. A wonderful gift for a man to find near the tree on Christmas morning. - Other Desks, $70 to $250 TWELFTH~F STS. FOOTWEAR SINCE 1868 . Woses & Sons Sre of Delghtfid Gifts” P~ STREET of CLEVENTH Main 3770 Mahogany Secretary Desk, $65 A Secretary of fine construction, with mahogany ve- neers used on gumwood. Three deep drawers, as sketched at left. Very roomy, thirty inches wide. 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